Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 08:05:33 +1000 From: "Chris Knight" <chris@aims.com.au> To: <andy@athame.co.uk> Cc: <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, <glewis@freebsd.org>, <kde@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ports/37881: x11-toolkits/qt30 headers stop java/jdk13 plugin from building Message-ID: <035e01c1f7a5$a5290d00$020aa8c0@aims.private> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020509124831.00b737c0@localhost>
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Howdy, > > So which should take priority, Qt3 headers, or Mozilla headers? > The Mozilla ones - after all, they're useful. The Qt3 ones only generate compilation errors. > No, it would mean that people who want Qt3 and not Mozilla > would have to install much more unwanted (I'm not saying useless) > stuff. > Yes, but the Qt3 headers already state that you need to go and get the header files from Mozilla anyway. > And, for those who build from ports, that's a huge increase > in download times, because mozilla-headers gets the full mozilla > source, from what I remember. > And if they want to compile anything using at least the five headers mentioned, tey will have to do this anyway. > I'm not wanting to start a holy war of any kind here, I'd like > to find a solution that suits everyone. The one you propose won't > do that. > Sorry to burst your bubble, but finding a solution that suits everyone is not possible. If the Mozilla dependency is not to your liking, then the Qt3 port maintainer needs to track the mozilla header changes and include these in the port somehow. Regards, Chris Knight Systems Administrator AIMS Independent Computer Professionals Tel: +61 3 6334 6664 Fax: +61 3 6331 7032 Mob: +61 419 528 795 Web: http://www.aims.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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